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Ozark Christian College: cost, admission and results

Ozark Christian College is a private nonprofit college in Joplin, Missouri. It has about 602 undergraduate students. It admits 94% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $18,732 a year.

At a glance

  • 94%Admission rate
  • $18,732Net price a year
  • 52%Graduation rate
  • $40,203Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Joplin, Missouri 64801
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Small city
Undergraduate students
602
Graduate students
126
Students per teacher
17 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
occ.edu

Getting in

Ozark Christian College admits 94% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$16,480
Room and meals on campus$9,356
Books and supplies$800
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$28,986
Average net price after grants and scholarships$18,732

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 8% above the median net price of colleges in Missouri on this site ($17,270). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$15,337
$30,001 to $48,000$16,041
$48,001 to $75,000$16,420
$75,001 to $110,000$20,261
Above $110,000$22,781

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeMO medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year83%69%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)52%51%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$40,203$48,299$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$18,500$19,250$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Missouri and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

49% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 47% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 47% women and 53% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 52 of the 74 colleges in Missouri on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,362.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Ozark Christian College?

Ozark Christian College admits 94% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Ozark Christian College?

Published tuition and fees are $16,480 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Ozark Christian College?

52% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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